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Poisoning effect of ammonia on the performance and transport process of proton exchange membrane fuel cells
Yaxian Han, Wei Gao, Yichao Huang +2
Ammonia is a high-density hydrogen energy carrier and can be decomposed to produce hydrogen for use in fuel cells. However, a significant challenge in ammonia-decomposition-based f…
Dynamics of vapor bubble train in flow boiling heat transfer in microchannels
Odumuyiwa A. Odumosu, Tianyou Wang, Zhizhao Che
Microchannel flow boiling is a promising technique for micro-device thermal management, and understanding the bubble dynamics in microchannel flow boiling is important for the appl…
Interaction between vapor bubbles during flow boiling heat transfer in microchannels
Odumuyiwa A. Odumosu, Mengqi Ye, Tianyou Wang +1
Microchannel flow boiling is an efficient cooling solution for high-power-density miniaturized systems. Many studies on microchannel flow boiling focused on the dynamics of single…
A PEMFC-based combined cooling heating and power (CCHP) system with flexible energy supply: Thermodynamic and economic analyses
Yuanming Wang, Shaowen Deng, Rui Chen +3
Proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) systems offer a key approach to hydrogen utilization, and PEMFC-based combined cooling, heating, and power (CCHP) systems pave the way fo…
Micro-explosion of emulsion droplets with nanoparticles at high temperature
Houpeng Zhang, Zhen Lu, Tianyou Wang +1
Compared with traditional fuels, emulsified fuels can improve fuel atomization and combustion, and nanoparticles as additives have the potential to enhance combustion and reduce em…
Poisoning mechanism of ammonia on proton transport and ionomer structure in cathode catalyst layer of PEM fuel cells
Yichao Huang, Zhen Zeng, Tianyou Wang +1
Ammonia has strong poisoning effects on cathode catalyst layers of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells, but the poisoning mechanism is still unclear. In this study, all-atom…
Cassie-Wenzel transition induced by localized freezing after droplet impact on supercooled micro-patterned surfaces
Jun Fang, Mengqi Ye, Huafeng Liu +3
Micro-patterned surfaces have attracted significant attention in numerous applications owing to their potential to enhance hydrophobic and icephobic properties. A Cassie state of f…
A melting mode of frozen sessile droplets with unmelted ice layer deposited at the bottom
Jiawang Cui, Yugang Zhao, Tianyou Wang +1
Water-repellent properties of superhydrophobic surfaces make them promising for anti-icing and deicing applications. Through experimental visualization of frozen sessile droplets u…
Freezing-Melting Mediated Dewetting Transition for Droplets on Superhydrophobic Surfaces with Condensation
Jiawang Cui, Tianyou Wang, Zhizhao Che
The water-repellence properties of superhydrophobic surfaces make them promising for many applications. However, in some extreme environments, such as high humidities and low tempe…
Impact force and spreading characteristics of droplet impact on cylindrical surfaces
Mengqi Ye, Tianyou Wang, Zhizhao Che
Droplet impact phenomena are ubiquitous in both nature and industry. Existing studies of droplet impact have focused on the kinematics of droplet impact on flat surfaces, whereas r…
Dynamics of cavitation bubbles inside a small corner
Jinzhao Liu, Tianyou Wang, Zhizhao Che
Cavitation is a ubiquitous phenomenon in nature and bubble dynamics in open spaces have been widely studied, but the effects of the wall on the dynamics of cavitation bubbles in co…
Conjugate Heat Transfer Effects on Bubble Growth During Flow Boiling Heat Transfer in Microchannels
Odumuyiwa A. Odumosu, Hongying Li, Tianyou Wang +1
Flow boiling in microchannel heat sinks is an efficient way to dissipate high heat flux by utilizing the large surface-to-volume ratio and high latent heat. Previous studies of boi…
Numerical study of cavitation bubble dynamics in a flowing tube
Nian Wang, Odumuyiwa A. Odumosu, Tianyou Wang +1
Cavitation in tubes is a common occurrence in nature and engineering applications. Previous studies of cavitation bubble dynamics mainly consider bubbles in stagnant-water tubes, b…
Wall confinement effects on the dynamics of cavitation bubbles in thin tubes
Nian Wang, Huashi Xu, Tianyou Wang +1
Cavitation is a common phenomenon in nature and has numerous applications. In contrast to a cavitation bubble in a free domain, a cavitation bubble in a thin tube is restricted by…
Ionomer structure and component transport in the cathode catalyst layer of PEM fuel cells: A molecular dynamics study
Yichao Huang, Panagiotis E. Theodorakis, Zhen Zeng +2
The transport of water and protons in the cathode catalyst layer (CCL) of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells is critical for cell performance, but the underlying mechanism i…
Coalescence of immiscible droplets in liquid environments
Huadan Xu, Tianyou Wang, Zhizhao Che
Hypothesis: Droplet coalescence process is important in many applications and has been studied extensively when two droplets are surrounded by gas. However, the coalescence dynamic…
Deformation and breakup of compound droplets in airflow
Zhikun Xu, Yue Zhang, Tianyou Wang +1
Hypothesis: Immiscible liquids are commonly used to achieve unique functions in many applications, where the breakup of compound droplets in airflow is an important process. Due to…
Breakup of particle-laden droplets in airflow
Zhikun Xu, Tianyou Wang, Zhizhao Che
The atomisation of suspension containing liquid and dispersed particles is prevalent in many applications. Previous studies of droplet breakup mainly focused on homogeneous fluids,…
Melting process of frozen sessile droplets on superhydrophobic surfaces
Jiawang Cui, Tianyou Wang, Zhizhao Che
Superhydrophobic surfaces can exhibit icephobicity in many ways due to their large contact angles and small rolling angles. The melting process of frozen droplets on superhydrophob…
Coalescence of immiscible sessile droplets on a partial wetting surface
Huadan Xu, Xinjin Ge, Tianyou Wang +1
Droplet coalescence is a common phenomenon and plays an important role in multi-disciplinary applications. Previous studies mainly consider the coalescence of miscible liquid, even…